barandilla

Spanish

Etymology

From baranda +‎ -illa.

Noun

barandilla f (plural barandillas)

1. handrail, banister (the handrail on the side of a staircase)

   Synonym: baranda

2. (Mexico) detention centre; jailhouse

See also

• pasamanos

Further reading

• “barandilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014